Cyberattacks: Page 29

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    Ukraine discovers lingering breaches 1 year into Russia invasion

    Multiple Ukraine government website breaches were discovered on the eve of the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion.

    By • Feb. 24, 2023
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    For GoDaddy customers, a long dwell time means all could be victims

    The web hosting provider has not shared additional details outlining the extent of the breach, but experts are highlighting the incident's multiple red flags.

    By • Feb. 23, 2023
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    Dole hit by ransomware, North America operations briefly disrupted

    The attack against the produce giant marks the latest in a series of cybersecurity threats targeting the food industry.

    By • Feb. 23, 2023
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    Attackers reduce complexity to catch more potential victims

    Palo Alto Networks warns attackers are building economies of scale by conducting more efficient operations and complementing their skills with commercially available tools.

    By • Feb. 23, 2023
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    Phishing, king of compromise, remains top initial access vector

    IBM Security X-Force’s annual threat intelligence report highlights what makes phishing such a dangerous and persistent point of entry.

    By • Feb. 22, 2023
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    Companies grapple with post-breach disclosure risks

    The concerns leading organizations to withhold information are aplenty, including reputational damage and financial impacts.

    By • Feb. 16, 2023
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    IT security budgets triple as businesses confront more cyberattacks across Europe, US

    Five-year data from Hiscox shows businesses are facing more frequent and more costly attacks.

    By • Feb. 16, 2023
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    What’s known about the ESXiArgs ransomware hitting VMware servers

    An initial strain affected thousands of devices before a new variant emerged. The latest burst of attacks hit Saturday.

    By • Feb. 15, 2023
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    VMware ransomware was on the rise leading up to ESXiArgs spree, research finds

    Recorded Future analysis underscores a growing ransomware threat confronting organizations using VMware ESXi.

    By • Feb. 13, 2023
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    VMware ransomware evolves to evade data recovery, reinfects servers

    The new ESXiArgs strain has reinfected more than 1,150 VMware servers and represents more than 4 in 5 live infections, according to open-source ransomware data.

    By • Feb. 10, 2023
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    Unsophisticated ransomware campaign targeting VMware ripe for copycats

    Ransomware doesn’t typically hit thousands of potential victims at once. “All of it’s very strange,” one security researcher said.

    By • Feb. 8, 2023
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    Ransomware attack spree hits thousands of VMware servers

    Cyber authorities linked the attacks, dubbed ESXiArgs, to a two-year-old VMware vulnerability. At least 2,250 machines have been compromised.

    By • Feb. 6, 2023
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    Hive takedown puts ‘small dent’ in ransomware problem

    Successful law enforcement actions against ransomware can only do so much. The threat is omnipresent, lucrative and largely in the shadows.

    By • Feb. 6, 2023
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    T-Mobile CEO spins recent breach, says its cybersecurity chops ‘showed up’

    “Our systems and policies protected the most sensitive kinds of customer data,” Mike Sievert said on an earnings call. “We take this issue very seriously.”

    By • Feb. 1, 2023
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    GitHub resets code signing certificates following breach

    The incident closely follows a series of indirect source code repository breaches impacting Slack and Okta.

    By • Feb. 1, 2023
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    Exchange Server under pressure as opportunistic actors step up attacks

    Bitdefender Labs warns threat actors are using the ProxyNotShell/OWASSRF exploit chains to launch attacks.

    By • Jan. 25, 2023
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    Breach hits GoTo, the parent company of LastPass

    Damage caused by a cyberattack on a shared cloud storage service is adding to the fallout for both companies.

    By • Jan. 24, 2023
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    Los Angeles school system shifts timeline of ransomware attack

    Post-breach investigations are complex. The timeline and scope of damage inflicted often change as investigations unfold.

    By • Jan. 24, 2023
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    Experts question T-Mobile’s security culture as breach cycle churns

    The gap between the threat actor’s intrusion and T-Mobile’s detection underscores multiple unresolved challenges.

    By • Jan. 20, 2023
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    T-Mobile breached again, 37M customer accounts exposed

    The incident marks the latest in a series of data breaches, the worst of which occurred in August 2021 and exposed the data of at least 76.6 million people.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    PayPal warns 35,000 customers of exposure following credential stuffing attack

    Impacted customers were notified of the incident nearly a month after it was discovered. It’s unclear where or how customer account credentials were obtained.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    World Economic Forum officials warn global instability could lead to catastrophic cyber event

    A report released at the WEF said top business leaders and security experts fear heightened geopolitical tensions could result in a major attack in the next two years.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    Mailchimp hit by second cyberattack in 6 months, 133 customers impacted

    The social engineering incident is similar to an August cyberattack that targeted customers in the crypto industry.

    By • Jan. 19, 2023
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    CircleCI probe links malware placed on engineer’s laptop to larger breach

    An unauthorized actor, after stealing a valid SSO session, was able to exfiltrate data, including customer environment variables, tokens and keys.

    By • Jan. 13, 2023
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    Citrix flaw exploited in ransomware attack against small US business

    Threat actors linked to ransomware group Royal are actively exploiting a vulnerability in two Citrix products, researchers found.

    By • Jan. 13, 2023